1 Timothy 5:3-16 (Instructions About Widows)

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1Ti 5:3-8     From the context of the verses that follow, what does Paul mean to “honor” widows?  See also 1Ti 5:17-18.  What does he mean by those who are “widows indeed”?  See 1Ti 5:4-5, 16.  What example do we have in Scripture of a “widow indeed” who continued “in entreaties and prayers”?  See Luke 2:37. …

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1 Timothy 4:7-10 (Striving For Godliness)

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1Ti 4:7-8                 What does 1Ti 4:8 teach us about the nature of the “worldly fables” he mentions in 1Ti 4:7?  See also 1Ti 4:3, Col 2:20-23.  What does Paul mean that they are “fit only for old women” (KJV and NIV = “old wives’ tales”; literally “profane and old-womanish myths”)?  Is it like Paul to…

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4. The Role of a Woman as Wife in the Marriage Relationship

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Wives are the Cornerstone of Their Home: Notice in Eph 5:22-33, Col 3:18-19, and 1Pe 3:1-7 that the role of wives is mentioned before that of their husbands.  This wasn’t just because of the seeds of chivalry sown in the Christian gospel that elevated the role of women from chattel to fellow heirs with men…

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1 Timothy 3:11-13 (Women Who Minister; More on Deacons)

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1Ti 3:11        Who are the “women” that Paul refers to in 1Ti 3:11?  Note Paul’s progression in describing the qualifications for the Church’s ministers from the first words in each of 1Ti 3:2, 8 and 11.  How do the qualifications he mentions for these women in 1Ti 3:11 parallel those he gave for men in…

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